Teams with franchise quarterbacks tend to concern themselves with the run game and having ‘balance’ of the offensive side of the ball, which means to have a healthy ratio of run plays to pass plays. Last season, the Pittsburgh Steelers led the NFL in pass attempts and had the second-most imbalanced run-pass ratio in the league.
That was with Ben Roethlisberger, however, and it seems that the team is singing a slightly different tune about the running game. When asked about it last year, they would offer answers that were a bit more dismissive, but now they’re talking about it.